Tuesday, September 30 | 10:00 AM—12:00 PM

Under the compelling theme “Challenges and Opportunities in Cold Water Operations,” the plenary session brings together two distinguished experts to address operational challenges in Great Lakes and polar environments.

Following this plenary, join us for the MTS Awards Ceremony and the IEEE OES Awards, where outstanding achievements in marine technology and ocean engineering will be celebrated.

Colonel Kenneth Rockwell — Commander, Chicago District

U.S. Army Corp of Engineers

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Operations on the Great Lakes

Oscar Schofield — Rutgers Distinguished Professor & Chair of the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences

Rutgers University

Accessing Earth’s Inaccessible Ocean Regions: New Tools and Technologies for Accessing the Polar Oceans